1999 Ford F-250 SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE APPROACHING A RED LIGHT AT 15 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, BUT THE VEHICLE DID NOT STOP. AFTER DEPRESSING AND PUMPING THE BRAKE PEDAL SEVERAL TIMES, THE VEHICLE DID NOT SLOW DOWN AND RAN THE RED LIGHT INCIDENT FREE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP FOR INSPECTION. THE MECHANIC DETERMINED THE RIGHT REAR BRAKE LINE CORRODED AND RUSTED COMPLETELY THROUGH IN PINHOLE SIZE SPOTS. THE MECHANIC REPLACED THE BRAKE LINE AND THE VEHICLE OPERATED NORMALLY. UPDATED 5/10/2006 - THE CONSUMER STILL HAS THE CORRODED LINE IN HIS POSSESSION. *NM

1999 FORD 250 BRAKES WERE DEFECTIVE CAUSING DRIVER TO SWERVE OFF THE ROAD AND STRIKE ANOTHER VEHICLE. *TS WHEN THE CONSUMER APPLIED THE BRAKE PEDAL IT WENT TO THE FLOOR AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT SLOW DOWN. THE VEHICLE'S FRONT FENDER, RIGHT SIDE PANEL, REAR RIGHT FENDER , AND REAR TAILLIGHT WERE DAMAGED. THE TRAILER OF THE OTHER VEHICLE SUSTAINED YELLOW PAINT TRANSFER AND SUPERFICIAL SCRATCHES (OHIO TRAFFIC CRASH REPORT). *NM

VEHICLE EXPERIENCED EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. DEALERSHIP WAS INFORMED OF THE RUSTED BRAKE LINE, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK

TOTAL BRAKE FAILURE ON OUR 1999 F-250 SUPER DUTY FORD DIESEL AT 69,600 MILES WITH NO WARNING THAT THERE WAS ANYTHING WRONG. HAD THIS HAPPENED ON THE DAY BEFORE WHEN WE WERE TOWING OUR 22' 5000LB BOAT AT TURNPIKE SPEED THERE WOULD HAVE BEEN A BAD CRASH.*AK

WHILE BRAKING 40 MPH BRAKES FAILED. THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR ,CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK

APPROXIMATELY EVERY 6,000 MILES, MY BRAKES START VIBRATING WHEN COMING TO A STOP. I BELIEVE THE DISC IS WARPING BUT TO DATE, NOTHING CONCRETE HAS BEEN DONE TO FIX THE PROBLEM. SO FAR, THE ROTORS HAVE BEEN TURNED TWICE AND THE DISK REPLACED TWICE. THE PROBLEM IS REOCCURING AND I WILL BE TAKING THE CAR IN AGAIN. THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD AS THE CAR DOESN'T STOP PROPERLY AND THE VIBRATING STEERING WHEEL MAY CAUSE A LOSS OF CONTROL. I SEE SEVERAL OTHER COMPLAINTS OF THE SAME NATURE AND MOST SEEM TO BE FROM ALASKA. IS THE COLD WEATHER SOMEHOW RESPONSIBLE? IT TAKES TIME, EFFORT, AND A LOT OF EMOTIONAL GRIEF TO ARGUE WITH THE DEALERSHIP EACH TIME I TAKE THE CAR IN AND TELL THEM THAT THE BRAKES HAVEN'T BEEN RIGHT SINCE DRIVING THE CAR OF THE LOT. WHEN IS FORD GOING TO PERMANENTLY FIX THE PROBLEM? CHANGING THE DISK IS APPARENTLY NOT A PERMANENT FIX. THERE IS A MAJOR PROBLEM WITH THE SYSTEM ITSELF. WHAT DO WE HAVE TO DO TO GET SATISFACTION, START A CLASS ACTION LAW SUIT? HAVE AN ACCIDENT CAUSED BY FAULTY BREAKS WITH INJURY OR DEATH AND PUBLICISE A LARGE SETTLEMENT LAW SUIT? ALL I WANT IS BREAKS I CAN TRUST. AS IT IS, I GET INTO THE VEHICLE AND WAIT FOR THE VIBRTATION TO START! *AK

ALL THE BRAKE ROTORS HAD WORN EXCESSIVELY AND CAUSED A VIBRATION AT ONLY 5000 MILES OF OPERATION. THE MANUFACTURER WOULD NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. MR SCC *JB

THE BRAKE ROTORS WORE OUT WHICH CAUSED A HEAVY VIBRATION AND EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE.*JB

WHEN THE VEHICLE TRAVELED 35 MPH AND HIGHER, THE BRAKES VIBRATED. *MR SCC *JB

CONSUMER STATED THAT WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES THE VEHICLE WILL SHUTTER. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK

WHILE DRIVING AT 35/40 MPH AND BRAKES ARE APPLIED, THEY DON'T HOLD AND THE VEHICLE VIBRATES. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE DETAILS. MR

THE VEHICLE BEGAN EXPERIENCING A BRAKE FADE WHILE COMING TO A HARD STOP. AFTER THE THIRD TIME THIS HAPPENED, CONSUMER TRIED TO DUPLICATE THE EVENT BUT WAS UNSUCCESSFUL. CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE LOCAL SERVICE STATION TO HAVE THE BRAKE SYSTEM INSPECTED. THE TECHNICIAN LOOKED OVER THE BRAKES AND SAW NO SIGNS OF DAMAGE OR ABNORMAL ROTOR WEAR. THE TECH SUGGESTED THEAT THE REAR ROTORS AND ALL PADS BE REPLACED. IN ADDITION, THE TECH INFORMED CONSUMER THAT THE BRAKE LINE MAY NOT HAVE BEEN ADEQUATELY BLED FROM A PREVIOUS RECALL SERVICE PRIOR TO PURCHASING THE VEHICLE. TWO WEEKS AFTER THE INSPECTION THERE WAS A FAINT SCRAPING SOUND COMING FROM THE RIGHT REAR OF THE VEHICLE. TWO WEEKS AFTER HEARING THE NOISE, THE BRAKES FAILED. ON THE GROUND WERE PIECES OF THE BRAKE PAD AND SMALL FRAGMENTS OF CAST STEEL. BRAKE FLUID LEAKED HEAVILY FROM THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE LOCAL SERVICE CENTER. THE OWNER OF THE CENTER CONCLUDED THAT THE CAUSE APPEARED TO BE A CALIPER WHICH FROZE IN THE ENGAGED POSITION DUE TO CONDENSATION WITHIN THE CALIPER LEADING TO INNER CORROSION AND THUS MECHANICAL FAILURE. *JG

WHILE APPLYING BRAKES VEHICLE WILL NOT STOP. DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK CONSUMER STATED THAT WHEN APPLYING BRAKES THE STEERING WHEEL VIBRATES AND SHAKES. THE DEALER MACHINED THE ROTORS AGAIN BUT THE VEHICLE STILL VIBRATES ABOVE 35 MPH. *YH

WHEN BRAKING, IF ONE OR BOTH REAR TIRES LOOSE CONTACT WITH THE ROAD SURFACE, ALL BRAKING IS LOST UNTIL THE BRAKE PEDAL IS MANUALLY PUMPED. NLM

WHILE TRAVELING ON HIGHWAY APPLIED BRAKES AND PEDAL ENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. THERE WAS NO BRAKE POWER. DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK

WHILE CHANGING FRONT LOWER BALL JOINTS, CONSUMER NOTICED THE FRONT ROTORS WERE CHIPPING ON THE INSIDE. CONSUMER REPLACED ROTORS. *AK *JG

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

CONSUMER STATES WHILE DRIVING THE ABS LIGHT STAYS ON AND COULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. CAUSE UNKNOWN DEALER NOTIFIED.*JB

WHEN APPLYING BRAKES, THE VEHICLE JUMPS ALL AROUND, THEN VEHICLE WILL EVENTUALLY STOP, TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER AND THEY REPLACED THE ROTORS AND BRAKES, PROBLEM REOCCURRERD THIRTEEN MONTHS LATER. *AK THE DEALER REPLACED THE BRAKE PAD AND ROTORS, BUT THEY FAILED AGAIN. *YH

WHEN COMING TO A STOP DRIVER HIT BRAKES AND VEHICLE STARTED TO BOUNCE, AND VEHICLE WENT THROUGH THE LIGHT. CONSUMER FELT THIS WAS VERY UNSAFE. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER ,AND THEY REPLACED BRAKES AND ROTORS 4 TIMES. *AK

CONSUMER STATES WHEN APPLYING BRAKES, IF VEHICLE HITS A BUMP ABS WILL STOP HOLDING CAUSING DRIVER TO RUN INTO THE BACK OF ANOTHER VEHICLE.*JB

ROTORS WARPED WITHIN 25000 MILES OF USE, DEALERSHIP TURNED ROTORS, WARPED AGAIN; ROTORS REPLACED, WARPED AGAIN AFTER 1500 MILES. VEHICLE USE IS LIGHT W/OCCASIONAL TOWING, WITHIN VEHICLE RATING. DLRSHIP STATED ROTOR PROBLEM KNOWN & COMMON IN THIS MODEL.*AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOV EVEHICLE. *AK

ABS SYSTEM FAILED. CONSUMER STILL HAS BRAKES, BUT DOES NOT HAVE ANTI- LOCK BRAKES. CONTACTED DEALER, AND HAD TO CHANGE MODULE.*AK *YH

EVERY 5000 MILES VEHICLE STARTS TO VIBRATE IN FRONT WHEN DRIVING. DEALER HAD TO REPLACE WARPED FRONT ROTORS/CALIPERS AND PADS. THIS HAS BEEN DONE 3 TIMES. *AK